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    How to create a restaurant menu — five steps, from blank page to QR.

    Structure, items, allergens, brand, publish. A practical guide for new venues, with sensible defaults at every step.

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    Dinner menu · draft
    STARTERS
    Heirloom tomato salad£9.50
    Crispy calamari£11.00
    MAINS
    Pan-roasted sea bass£22.00
    Wagyu beef burger£18.50
    £—
    Best forNew venue openings·First menu builds·Owners starting from blank·Hospitality students

    What a good menu actually does

    5–8

    Categories that work

    Beyond that = choice paralysis

    5–7

    Dishes per category

    Faster decisions

    16px+

    Body type, readable at arm's length

    Especially on phones

    0

    Long descriptions

    Diners scan, not read

    Blank document vs guided creator

    The old way

    • Structure

      Stare at an empty page

    • Descriptions

      Wordsmith every line

    • Allergens

      Cross-reference manually

    • Design

      Battle with a Word template

    • Publish

      Export PDF, email around

    With Insta QR Menu

    • Structure

      Sensible defaults you edit

    • Descriptions

      AI drafts, you approve

    • Allergens

      Auto-suggest, staff confirm

    • Design

      Pick a preset, brand it

    • Publish

      Hosted URL + QR instantly

    Five steps to a live menu

    1. 1Step

      Structure

      5–8 categories.

    2. 2Step

      Items

      Names, prices, variants.

    3. 3Step

      Allergens

      Contains + free-from sign-off.

    4. 4Step

      Brand

      Theme, fonts, colours.

    5. 5Step

      Publish

      Hosted URL + QR.

    Common questions

    From blank page to live menu, in five steps.

    Structure, items, allergens, brand, publish — with the boring parts handled by a free tool.

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